I have very strong mixed feelings on this. On one hand I really enjoy all the werewolf stuff! These are some werewolves you don't wanna fuck with. I also really enjoy the idea of a werewolf being something you almost have to train. Enough training and you can be equal parts man and beast. The characters are also pretty solid for the most part, barring the Stephen King-esque sociopathic bullies.

On the other hand. The Roma stuff was a little icky. I also felt like a lot of things just needed to happen for the sake of where the author wanted the plot to go. I had trouble understanding the motivations of a number of characters, but especially the werewolf organization known as "The Pack." Their ideals, goals, and actions seem all over the place and (again) serve more to move the story along than make sense.

I don't regret reading this for sure, and I might even pursue the two sequels at some point.